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The Antarctic Peninsula offers you the most dramatic scenery and biggest variety of wildlife in Antarctica. In the southern summer large ice-free areas provide breeding grounds for very large numbers of seabirds and seals. From King George Island and Penguin Island we will sail down to the beautiful Paradise Bay, where you can go ashore on the Antarctic mainland.

The narrow and spectacular Lemaire Channel is surrounded by mountains and glaciers and a popular passage for several species of whales journeying up and down the sheltered Antarctic Peninsula waterways. In the Antarctic Peninsula Minke Whales, the smallest of the rorqual whales, and ferocious-looking Leopard Seals are common.

Polar Expeditions to the White Continent

In Antarctica, everything is extreme. It is the most remote and least-known continent on earth. You'll see icebergs larger than Luxembourg, spectacular mountains of rock 140 million years old and wildlife thriving in some of the most severe conditions on earth. Exploring here with Adventure Associates, you'll see why Antarctica holds a special place in our imagination. It's a transforming experience.

Exploring firsthand

Since the early 1990's we have pioneered the use of icebreakers and ice-strengthened ships to carry travellers deep into the Antarctic in safety and comfort. Bringing together international specialists on everything from polar exploration to Antarctic birds and marine life, we provide the context and hands-on leadership you need to fully appreciate the Far South.

Whether you're exploring a remote shore where no one may have walked before, sighting a whale from a Zodiac or watching your powerful ship plow through pack ice, you'll discover the Antarctic not as a passing vista, but as an immediate, vital, constantly changing environment - a place where the indescribable mystery of raw nature can still be experienced firsthand.

Three Ways to Travel

Experience a holiday adventure to a different world

At Adventure Associates our passion for travel dates back over 3 decades and defines our style: exciting, adventurous, cultural and one of discovery.

What sets Adventure Associates apart is the leisurely way in which it conducts its tours and cruises. This is your holiday, and it should be just that - a relaxing, stress-free experience.

With that in mind, taking a trip with Adventure Associates gives you the freedom to relax and travel with the confidence of knowing that all your needs have been anticipated.

The experience begins as soon as you contact Adventure Associates to request one of its tantalising brochures, and easily locate a tour or cruise price, a date of departure and what’s included in the trip of your choice.

Adventure Associates takes pride in flexibility - all our tours may be modified to suit your requirements, smaller tours combined, or we can tailor make an itinerary for you. Remember - if the area you are interested in is not in these pages, please do not hesitate to ask - Adventure Associates has many other tour ideas!

Adventure Associates also specialises in “Off the beaten track” requests, Incentives, Conventions and Special interest tours.